Herve Niquet

Hervé Niquet is a rare musician: while some composers and performers are also conductors, few have also managed a successful career as a singer, as Niquet has. Moreover, he has not only conducted instrumental ensembles but choral groups as well. As a composer, he has received prestigious commissions, including one from Princess Caroline of Monaco. As a conductor, Niquet is generally associated with French Baroque music -- particularly the works of Boismortier, Charpentier, and Rameau -- but it would be unfair to typecast him as a specialist in that vein. He has not only perfor...